I saw this on the Discovery Channel. Really amazing stuff. These aren't some 'Jackass' types... these guys have been studying great whites for basically their entire lives. They know how to react when one approaches so as to not give it the idea that they are prey.

If the shark wanted to kill you it doesn't matter if it is 12 or 20 feet. 20 feet is a lot more intimidating though.

True... though, it does matter the type of shark you are talking about. The guys that did this said that they would be much more worried free diving with a bull shark or a tiger shark than a great white. Though great whites are the 'king' of the sharks, they are not the most aggressive.

how did they know the shak won't attack? did they feed/drug the shark in advance? or do sharks generally don't attack for no reason?
I have a hard time believing they'd just go "ok, hope today's my lucky day", they got balls regardless.

I remember watching a vid of a surfer getting his arm bitten off by a tiger shark. Thing just jumped out of the water. Dude said he didn't realize his arm was gone till after he was pulled onto his boat.

how did they know the shak won't attack? did they feed/drug the shark in advance? or do sharks generally don't attack for no reason?
I have a hard time believing they'd just go "ok, hope today's my lucky day", they got balls regardless.

These guys in the video said that 99.99% of shark attacks aren't really attacks at all. Humans aren't on a shark's 'menu'. They don't like the taste of humans and will only attack for food if they are starving. Sharks bite things out of curiosity. If a human is on a surf board, it looks like a seal to a shark. If humans are splashing about in the water, it could draw a shark's interest. If you are wearing jewelry, a shark may mistake it for a shiny fish.

However, sharks generally will not attack humans simply for food or because they like to kill. That is the reason why most shark attacks do not result in fatalities. If a shark wanted to kill you, it could bit you in half without you even knowing what hit you. Most of the time, they test the human with a small bite, spit out the flesh because they don't like the taste, and move on...

However, a 'small bite' from a shark can result in a very large injury (like a missing arm or leg).

These guys know how to interact with sharks so as to not draw much interest and not appear as prey.

There is no such thing as a shark attack on humans. If a human is fcuking around in a shark's territory, they be tresspassing and deserve to get ate up. Know if a human was somewhere a human is supposed to be; say like at the ATM and a shark showed up and ate him that would be a shark attack.

There is no such thing as a shark attack on humans. If a human is fcuking around in a shark's territory, they be tresspassing and deserve to get ate up. Know if a human was somewhere a human is supposed to be; say like at the ATM and a shark showed up and ate him that would be a shark attack.

There is no such thing as a shark attack on humans. If a human is fcuking around in a shark's territory, they be tresspassing and deserve to get ate up. Know if a human was somewhere a human is supposed to be; say like at the ATM and a shark showed up and ate him that would be a shark attack.

There is no such thing as a shark attack on humans. If a human is fcuking around in a shark's territory, they be tresspassing and deserve to get ate up. Know if a human was somewhere a human is supposed to be; say like at the ATM and a shark showed up and ate him that would be a shark attack.